The 1880 census lists 20 potters in Beaver Falls, Pa.  Among these was Isaac A. Harvey, whom Whisker lists as a potter in East Liverpool, 1850-54 (where he was a partner in what became K,T,& K), and in Beaver FRalls, 1868-1880.  He cites the 1870 U.S. Census of Industry as listing Harvey & son, capital investment of $10,000, making queens' ware and fruit jars worth $8000.  They may have tried switching to whiteware. 

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hank D. Lutton" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, February 11, 2008 5:55 pm
Subject: Re: Undientified pottery mark from Beaver Falls

> Bill,
> 
> You may also want to consult with Sarah W. Vodrey, Historic Site 
> Manager, at The Museum of Ceramics in East Liverpool, Ohio. While 
> the 
> Museum specializes in ceramics manufactured in East Liverpool, 
> they 
> also have collections and documentation for regional ceramics 
> produced 
> in West Virginia and Pennsylvannia, including some from Beaver and 
> Beaver Falls, PA.
> 
> Best of luck,
> Hank Lutton
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting Bill Liebeknecht <[log in to unmask]>:
> 
> > I was recently contacted by a person who has an interesting 
> double-handled,
> > double-lipped pitcher marked "PAT. APPLIED FOR JUNE 7, 1872   
> STONE CHINA
> > MANUFACTURED AT BEAVER FALLS, PA".  It looks to me like they put 
> two handles
> > on this piece to accommodate the two poring lips, possibly 
> intended to be a
> > presentation piece.  It is also likely that it did not receive a 
> patent> since it is not a common form or at least one I am not 
> familiar with at this
> > time.  The only potters I know around that time in Beaver Falls, 
> PA are the
> > Mayer brothers Arthur, Ernest and Joseph but they did not start 
> until a
> > short time later (1881 according to Lehner).  Joseph Mayer 
> emigrated to the
> > United States from England in 1865 and within a few years had 
> secured> several valuable patents relating to jiggering machinery, 
> equipment that
> > made use of revolving molds to form pottery vessel shapes.  
> Perhaps this
> > represents one of the forms he attempted to patent.  Is there a 
> way to
> > search denied patents?
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > I can email photos off-line if requested
> >
> > Bill Liebeknecht, MA
> > Hunter Research, Inc.
> > Trenton, New Jersey
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
>